In reply to a post by zyborg47:

In reply to a post by adslmax:

FTTP Checker: https://www.openreach.com/fibre-checker (trial at the moment before go live soon)

Useless it is, fine for finding out what is already available’ but no good for finding out when things are going to become available. According to it, FTTP will come here between now and 2026.

Yes, and for me between now and the end of 2026. How useful !

In reply to a post by billford:

It looks like a trial to make sure the site works as a site using "default" numbers and they'll connect it to the various databases etc to provide real world info later on.

It is definitely using real FTTC line speed estimates on the addresses I've tried it on.;

andynormancx / bilford

OR 'Own' the FTTC figures but ADSL ones are 'Owned' by BTW and LLU operators.

Thus OR can only guess at the achieved speeds for ADSL using line loss info, whereas the FTTC ones can be based on achieved figures.

I hope the guessed figures will be loaded at some point, with a disclaimer.

This is true FTTC, FTTP and G.fast database from OR passed onto BTW database. ADSL and ADSL2 database from BTW and LLU.

You've repeated what kitcat stated.

In reply to a post by broadband66:

You've repeated what kitcat stated.

Its Punxsutawney Phil if I remember correctly 😎

FTTC data here isn't too accurate. I've been getting 60 down and 15 up since I moved into this house in April 2020. This checker shows 67-80 down and 19-20 up.

It also adds more confusion here in regards to FTTP rollout. Information I've seen previously (can't remember where) showed the whole county (Rutland) as "before december 2026". Some of the small villages around here already have FTTP coverage but no work has been down in the county town of Oakham itself yet. This new checker just shows "Build not announced" which could make you think that there's no plans at all for us.

Lightspeed and Upp have both been installing their networks since the spring so hopefully they shouldn't be too much longer before they're available. By the time Openreach install in Oakham, everyone will have already signed up with these 2 providers.

Not impressed.

Putting in my own postcode and house number simply gives me the up to 2026 date. BUT the offered Standard Broadband (ADSL2?) at up to 24 Mbps is way, way above what I ever achieved prior to VDSL. The Superfast Broadband at 30-46 Mbs is also above my current VDSL speed



But the real oddity is our village hall, The Hawarden Institute CH5 3NS Currently we just have Standard Broadband there supplied by BT Business, no need for Superfast as yet. But using CH5 3NS as the post code and selecting HAWARDEN INSTITUTE it advises:-

"BUILD NOT ANNOUNCED" no mention of Standard or Superfast, which is rather strange, since there is an attached house to the Hawarden Institute 31A fed overhead from the same Distribution Pole which whilst also in Build for between now and Dec 2026 has both Standard and Superfast available.

Openreach appear to be using the Royal Mail postcode address checker, so something not 100% with Openreach's records, I think.

I will wait until this new checker is fully live and query it then.

Cheers!

In reply to a post by Ancient_Mariner:

Not impressed.

Putting in my own postcode and house number simply gives me the up to 2026 date. BUT the offered Standard Broadband (ADSL2?) at up to 24 Mbps is way, way above what I ever achieved prior to VDSL. The Superfast Broadband at 30-46 Mbs is also above my current VDSL speed.

At one address I have Ultrafast Full Fibre Broadband - 'Build not announced'.
Standard Broadband 'Available now Up to 24 Mbps download speed' which is some what misleading as the speed was more like 1.5Mbps. Openreach should know that the line is about 6.1 km long and is therefore not capable of a 10th of the 24 Mbps speed!

For those of us where FTTP isnt planned, it behaves better than the old one.

The old one would simply spit out FTTC/ADSL availability as if thats what I was checking for with no reference to FTTP, now this at least says not announced which is less confusing although I think still a weird choice of words as it implies will be announced later.

Anyone else find it interesting the coverage is 43%, but about 90% of forum users seem to have it available or planned? Whats the actual announced planned coverage?